Resources on the topic of National Security

The Cerberus e-veting system has been developed on behalf of the national security community and will deliver a faster, more effective and efficient national security vetting system.

The benefits of the system are predicted on the use of intelligent, user friendly electronic security questionnaires. For those customers who are unable to use the e-portal and e-form in the first instance, the series of hard copy security questionnaires (NSV001-004) found below should be used.

The overall cost to the UK economy from cyber crime is £27bn per year, according to the first joint Government and industry report into the extent and cost of cyber crime across the UK, launched today by the Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance in the Cabinet Office and information intelligence experts Detica.

In 2008 the Civil Contingencies Secretariat commissioned Leeds University to produce a series of research reports collectively titled ‘Understanding Crowd Behaviour’. These reports are now being published as part of the body of UK Civil Protection Guidance.

The Central Government’s Concept of Operations sets out the UK arrangements for responding to and recovering from emergencies, irrespective of cause or location and requiring co-ordinated central government action.